Rachael Ray's magazine offers taste of Athens

Culinary celebrity Rachael Ray’s magazine Everyday with Rachael Ray spotlights Athens in its September issue, available at newsstands now and through Sept. 15.

The article, a feature on weekend getaways to three college towns based on a “freshman budget,” highlights places to go where you can “live like an adult (fine food, swank shops) while spending like a student,” according to news release from the magazine. The weekend getaway story includes two other college towns, Berkeley, Calif. and Madison, Wis.

The magazine writeup on Athens starts off by saying that “Though it’s name is an homage to the famous Greek city, this Athens is a lot more rockin’. A short introductory paragraph quotes R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe. “‘The people are really cool,’ Stipe said in the magazine. ‘They think I’m a nice guy because I am and are totally unimpressed by me.’”